Many areas are seeing bigger and more intense snowstorms, especially in the upper Midwest and Northeast.

Global warming is shifting storm tracks northward. Areas from the Dakotas eastward to northern Michigan have seen a trend toward more heavy snowfall season.

Many nasty pests are expanding further north or are no longer being kept in check by frosts or sufficiently cold temperatures.

The ticks responsible for carrying Lyme disease are one example of projected range expansion as winters become milder

Millions of acres of pine forests across the Western United States, Alaska, and Canada have been decimated by pine bark beetle infestations in recent years. Higher temperatures have enhanced winter survival of the beetle larvae.

Large economic uncertainty and potential losses are in store for many communities, especially in regions where winter recreation provides significant tourism revenue.

A number of Northeastern ski areas are likely to see a 25-45% decline in the length of their ski season by the 2070s.

Lakes across the Midwest are freezing later and have thinner ice, often leading to ice conditions to dangerous for safe ice fishing.

Removing snow and ice from our roadways cost states more than $1.2 billion each year on average from 1998 to 2007.